End Of August 2016

For record keeping, what follows is a running list of monthly garden activity I haven’t mentioned in journal posts:

Son helped out in a big way by trimming back the spent Alchemilla mollis or Lady’s mantle along 70 feet of the driveway’s rock wall. These flowers self seed too easily. early August

Such a lovely, abundant year for gladioli. early August

Loving the family help we had with apple harvest. mid August

Harvested and ate the Diamond eggplant. Tender and delicious, but not enough to store so unsure if I’ll grow them again. mid August

Hubby pressed 20 gallons of cider – 15 to make hard cider from and 5 to freeze fresh. late August

Harvested 50 pounds of D’Anjou pears and placed them in cold storage on the bottom shelves of our fridge for a month. Third harvest year for us at Coppertop and the pears are the best looking yet! late August

Harvested, prepped, blanched, and froze five pounds of green and purple pole beans. late August